O'CONNOR v. Industrial Commission

EUBANK, Judge.

This review by writ of certiorari questions the lawfulness of an award for non-compensable claim by The Industrial Commission based on the finding that petitioner’s illness, Valley fever (coccidioido-mycosis or San Joaquin Valley fever), was not an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment.

The petition alleges first, that the finding is unreasonable and unsupported by the evidence, and second, that the lengthy delay on the part of the Commission and the carrier, the State Compensation Fund, in processing his claim constitutes an admission of liability or an…